Profiles in Leadership: Venu Sriraj, CISO
Transforming Security to a 'Business Enabler'Venu Sriraj, group CISO at a large financial services company based in UAE, urges other CISOs to work toward transforming the image of data security to "business enabler" rather than "roadblock."
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"Practitioners must be more empathetic to the business needs," he says. "And business stakeholders should be more forthcoming in involving security in their decision-making processes."
In a video interview with Information Security Media Group as part of the CyberEdBoard's ongoing Profiles in Leadership series, Sriraj discusses:
- His journey as a CISO;
- Technologies that show promise;
- Changes he'd like to see in the data security industry.
Sriraj, group CISO at a large financial services company in the United Arab Emirates, is the chief architect and strategist of the security program and cybersecurity initiatives.